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Persistence of a ST6 clone of Enterococcus faecalis genotype vanB2 in two Hospitals in Aragon (Spain).
Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica - 1 Nov 2017
Alonso Carla Andrea, Rezusta Antonio, Seral Cristina, Ferrer Isabel, Castillo Francisco Javier, Torres Carmen
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INTRODUCTION: In order to study the evolution of the outbreak that occurred between 2009 and 2010 in 3 hospitals in Zaragoza, all vancomycin-resistant clinical Enterococcus faecalis isolates identified between 2011 and 2013 at these hospitals were characterised. METHODS: Molecular characterisation of the isolates and analysis of their clonal relationships was performed using pulsed field electrophoresis, along...
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